Archive for February, 2012

Ten below. That’s how far from average today’s high temperature of 41 degrees in Seattle was, thanks to a cold area of low pressure traversing the region. (Contrary to popular belief, minus ten isn’t what the wind chill registered today, although with the wind gusting well above 30 mph, it did feel pretty darn cold.) […]

We’ve danced this dance before, huh? An early-morning Puget Sound Convergence Zone has brought snow showers, along with spotty accumulations, to areas along the King-Snohomish County line. Since 7 a.m. this morning, snow has fallen off and on in North Seattle, Shoreline, Lynnwood and Bothell—the same cities that see the flakes time and time again, […]

The rain shadow is gone. After protecting Seattle from the wet stuff all day Tuesday—we received a meager 0.03” in the rain bucket—the rain-free zone created by dry air flowing down the Olympics retreated to its normal home earlier today. As a result, Sea-Tac Airport received a healthy 0.34” of rain in three hours—ten times […]

After a dry day on Sunday—rumor has it the sun even managed to peek through the overcast skies yesterday afternoon—the rain has returned for today. Currently, light-to-moderate rain is falling across Puget Sound. As we work our way into the evening hours, that rain will continue to increase, becoming heavy after midnight. Then, just as […]

After a couple days of relatively benign weather—sunshine, fog, and the occasional raindrop or two—a much more active weather pattern is on tap for the Seattle area, just in time for the holiday weekend. Scattered light rain showers roaming around the area this evening will dissipate as we head into the overnight hours, with the […]

The streak is over. Friday marked the ninth—and last—consecutive day of above-average temperatures for Seattle, with a high of 55. Unfortunately, Saturday’s persistent cloud cover prevented the streak from reaching double digits, as we only topped out at 48 degrees—two shy of the average high for the day. Regardless, nine back-to-back days of warm weather […]